Monthly Archives: September 2014

Review and comparison – Projects 1 and 2

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Pete

After sleeping on the provisional completion of Project 2 and wanted to take a little time to reflect on the process and outcome of this in relation to Project 1. However as soon as I began to consider the images … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – not going out

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Pete

We’d planned to go out today but the weather was against us. So my day consisted of a long Skype chat with Jason – a fellow student (his blog is here) reviewing my first two projects and thinking about today’s … Continue reading →

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Project 2: A second final set?

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Pete

After some experimentation I ended up presenting this set with more of a high key than I would have originally envisaged and with the removal of two photos. I’ve done this for two reasons: Firstly I have reprocessed the images … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – distortion and politics

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Pete

  I’m equivocal about mornings: I face some laborious chores required in my process of getting up. The dislike is compounded by my need to concentrate on what I am doing – so I can’t just do them through habit … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – (not really) Blue

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Pete

I’ve got bored of watching the Ryder Cup and as Arsenal don’t play until 5.15 spent some time pottering about with Pint, Elements and Lightroom. This image reminded me of Blue Prints – Cyanotypes – referred to when people are … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – bird watching

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Pete

I like this for its purity.   But I prefer this for its subject matter, framing and cinematic style. To capture it was rather like preparing to photo a sports event or bird watching. I set my camera to burst … Continue reading →

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Project 2: Experimentation re processing

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Pete

I’ve been experimenting a little with processing for current set of images to remove colour and focus more clearly on their form. This experimentation led to my including two images excluded from the colour set as they worked here as … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – morning

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Pete

Autumn has definitely arrived: this morning had a crispness to it not seen since last spring. As I was getting dressed this vista caught my eye. It wasn’t just the light and shadow directly hitting the door but also the … Continue reading →

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What is Contemporary Art? 1

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Pete

Part of the exploration I want to cover in this MA is to look beyond of the history and schools of photography and be able to see that practice within a wider artistic framework. I have previously looked at various … Continue reading →

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A photo a day – disaster

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Pete

When the word disaster is used on the TV it is often to do with something affecting lots of people. The disasters that affect us singly are not newsworthy and I understand this. But most often the newsworthy disasters do … Continue reading →

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